Mitchell is the greatest action film ever!

[Kooshmeister]

I don't think they cut it out themselves. The version they used was the theatrical cut of the film I believe. It was originally made for TV, and aired in its complete and uncut form, and was then edited severely and released theatrically. At least, this is what I was told. In any event, I doubt the MST3K guys deliberately cut out Deaney's death scene just so they could have the joke "Um, guys, wasn't John Saxon in this movie?"

Other stuff removed from that version of the film or outright changed includes: when Mitchell shoots Cummings at the end, we actually see the bullet hit his forehead, and the sex scene between Mitchell and Greta is more graphic, among various other things like alternate dialogue with stronger language (Mitchell calls Aldridge a***ole Aldridge" instead of "Asinine Aldridge" for example), and Greta writes "Bastard" on Mitchell's windshield instead of "Jerk".

I really am hoping for an uncut DVD release of Mitchell eventually. I have a really weird affection for the movie despite its outright ineptness.

[Doc Daneeka]

I really am hoping for an uncut DVD release of Mitchell eventually.

There is already I'm pretty sure. Mine has the scene and other cuts intact. I dunno about Britain